Gladiators #2

[Bagpuss20]

What a final- I’ve just caught up now because was babysitting my 10 year old nephew who isn’t even allowed to know about Gladiatoss as he would behave so badly after watching it. Very happy for Amanda and Joe- I loved Mus but Christine just swayed Joe for me

I now follow all the male Gladiators both in character and in person on Instagram except Vyper and Hammer because they are rubbish

Thank you for your company over the last weeks, I love discussing the show with you all on here.

I just can't take to Hammer at all.

 

[pecan]

Joe F and Mus final is going to be wild. I feel for Zavia, I’ll be surprised if she’s actually in the final or has to pull out. She looked like she was in agony! They both did so well. Amanda is a machine though so the final will be interesting.

 

[Lilu22]

Mark, Jason… Where’s Gary and Howard?

 

[Redline]

I think Joe has broken the show. He's lovely yet pretty poor in events against actual Gladiators (e.g. Duel, Powerball etc.) but when on his own, particularly the Eliminator, nobody stands a chance. The final will be interesting but I can't see anyone beating him on the Eliminator as he's just too good due to his background.

 

[Prissypaws]

The men tend to travel in packs

That’s really tickled me for some reason
Glad lots of OGs have been spotted

 

[Quentin Barbados]

Hammer needs at least to learn the Running Man. I volunteer to teach him.

 

[thenewblack]

The games are getting a bit repetitive. They don't do Power Ball very much, probably because someone always seems to get injured doing it. Also, The Ring. They made a big deal of Atlaspheres but that has barely been done either.

I do like Everest, particularly once they tweaked the timing on it. But I do think they need to bring in some new games and actually do them.

 

[Curly]

The price was absolutely disgraceful for what type of show it is. My husband is disabled and we got ambulant tickets for a good price, but my heart hurts for those who were planning on going but we're priced out

It took me so long to finalise the purchase because I kept thinking what else we could use that money for.
in the end I bought them and slightly dearer ones as I want it to be a good experience not sat in the ceiling of the hydro. It will be a great family day out and I just need to keep telling myself that as we eat beans on toast all week

 

[CherryAcid]

I wish for more..... but then I still wish that Eunice Huthart would make a gladiators comeback and smash all the new contestants! Im showing my age there, but fans of a certain age will remember Eunice.

I love that she made a fantastic stunt career after that and I think after meeting Angelina on Tomb Raider she is godmother to one of her kids.

 

[ElectricDreams]

Bionic gives me the ick, I think it's the hair. Apollo could do with a haircut too.

 

[allthingschocolate]

I have to say I’m not disappointed he’s leaving I find him repulsive to look at 🫣 I’m guessing they will replace that 1st image of his on the intro to gladiators thank god! Typical guy tho who thinks with his dick (my ex husband did the same to me) wonder how long it will last

 

[TheStrawberryThief]

Spoiler: Spoiler

I actually like the idea of a roster change every so often on these sorts of show. It keeps things fresh and stops people coastingon reputation. Imo strictly has had pros for years that have never got anywhere near winning, and some of the newer dancers come in and finish really well on first go. It keeps things fresh and interesting imo.

Some of the male glads are in late 30s/early 40s. There will be a point when they can't keep up playing the games to same level they are now. I would rather they leave on a high, than still be on in 10 years and unable to compete as they once did.

As other posters have said, some Glads may have just decided not to return for personal reasons this year.

The show is very physically intensive and has a high injury risk. I wouldn't blame anyone who decided that they didn't want to risk another injury that would put them out of action for months and possibly risk not returning to full fitness again.

Lastly ( this ended up way to long sorry), being an ex-Gladiator is probably going to be a good springboard for getting other work. I think we will eventually see people go from Gladiators into other jobs on TV, in fitness industry or as an Influencer. So leaving the show isn't necessarily going to be bad for them.

None spoiler, I have seen some people complaining that the show hasn't announced who will be taking part before filming starts.

They normally do announcements closer to broadcast. Hammer and Cyclone were not announced in advance beyond the teaser of ' New Gladiators'. People returning from injury are normally announced just before TV starts as well, even though we know months in advance who has recovered. I think people forget that some things are meant to be a surprise for the TV audience. It would not be a surprise if all the surprises were announced 6 months in advance of the broadcast.

I think we only heard about Giant leaving as he made a fuss about it.

 

[Claymorekick]

If I was Vogue id be embarrassed to have won, in fact I think id have held my hands up, joked that id still have been at the start without the ladder and given it to Nicola..

Yes she did well in other challenges but she clearly has no upper body strength as she struggled on bars too.

I totally agree - I am irrationally angry at the fact that she was given assistance and didn’t acknowledge it or concede the victory I wonder if Nicola even knew that it had happened

Other than that, I loved it - such fun and easy watching and even Joe Wicks was reasonable considering he usually annoys me

 

[Jemadah]

I'll spoiler this for those who've not yet watched, but isn't it likely that a stand-in will always win the eliminator because unlike the other contestant they've not exerted energy in all of the preceding games? Of course there may be evidence from previous episodes to disprove this, and I don't know what the alternative solution would be so I'm just thinking out loud

 

[LittleMissMuffet]

Spoiler

Gladiators cut - Giant, Bionic, Phantom, Athena, Comet. Not sure if they’ve left completely but they’re not in series 4 according to Reddit.

Injured and not competing - Cyclone, Fury.

New female Gladiator names - Huntress, Gold Star (yes, Gold Star).
New male Gladiator name - Highlander.

4 events and the eliminator per show now rather than 5 events.

Gold Star maybe series 2 winner, Amanda.

Spoiler: 😱

not phantom!!!! wtf!!! Cyclone and fury are the best female glads so that’s a really big blow too. Female glad names are LAME

 

[MyLittlePony25]

So pleased the teacher won. He did fabulously.
Still can’t warm to most of the female gladiators. I like fury, dynamite and sabre. My favourite of all though, Nitro

 

[MickeyMouseClubhouse]

Lewis Prothero doesn’t matter where he is, he has that fucking tongue out!! Why doesn’t his Mrs tell him how much of a prick he looks!!

Because she's a prick too!

 

[Libertine1975]

Of the male gladiators I like Nitro, Phantom and Steel the best. I think they are generally good all rounders.

Fury is my fave female and good on the strength ones but can't remember if she has done the Wall. Sabre isn't bad but thinks she is better than she is.

 

[Trafalgar]

So who got tickets to the live tour that were released this morning?

I got exactly the seats I wanted. Going to have a very happy child when they get back from school.

 

[mrs mack handbag]

This year am struggling to remember any of the contestants bar the wee teacher guy from wigan.i thought he would of won the show...